F. K. Van Zandt 1976 <p>The original territory of the United States, as defined by the treaties of November 30, 1782, and September 3, 1783, with Great Britain, was bounded on the north by Canada, on the south by the Spanish Colonies of East and West Florida, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Mississippi River. It included the Thirteen Original Colonies and the areas claimed by them.</p> application/pdf 10.3133/pp909 en U.S. Geological Survey Boundaries of the United States and the several States reports